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  • Revolutionary Road
  • Opened December 26, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 59 min.
  • R
    language and some sexual content/nudity
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Frank and April Wheeler are a young couple trying to find fulfillment in an era of conformity. Trapped in a world of encoded convention, they dream without faith, as lies and self-deceptions build to explosive consequences.
  • Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn
  • Director: Sam Mendes
  • Genres: Period Film, Marriage Drama, Drama

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  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in "Revolutionary Road."
  • Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler and Kate Winslet as April Wheeler in "Revolutionary Road."
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  • Kate Winslet as April Wheeler and Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler in "Revolutionary Road."
  • Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler and Kate Winslet as April Wheeler in "Revolutionary Road."
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Revolutionary Road Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - on the highway to greatness! GRADE: A-PLUS

    by MOVIES REVIEWER

    Last week I had the opportunity to attend the advance press screening of this EXCELLENTLY made/acted 2-hr mid-50s period movie starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kathy Bates.

    Excellent screenplay by Justin Haythe based on Richard Yates' 1961 novel, wonderful direction by Sam Mendes, mood-setting cinematography by Roger Deakins, and impeccably edited by Tariq Anwar, STUPENDOUS emotionally-stirring NATURAL award-winning acting by the gifted TALENTED ensemble.

    The movie captured the 50s perfectly - costumes, furniture, furnishings, hairstyles, vehicles, etc. SUPERB attention to details. The palette is truly 50s.

    Major themes - advent of women's lib./independence/role-consciousness, women's reproductive choice, role expectations, sanctity of marriage, fidelity, love/lust, conformity to societal norms and their subsequent breakdowns, importance of family, etc.

    VERDICT:
    A Must-See for the serious movie-goer.
    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
    Not appropriate for kids/children.

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    Revolutionary Road

    by millerjosh

    Intense movie with great acting. Couple funny twists in an otherwise serious drama.

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    Book is sweeter

    by sesabebop

    The movie adaption did not do this story any justice. That said, the movie was very good and the actors were wonderful. I just didn't feel that it translated onto the screen very well....even though they decided to use much of the dialogue verbatim. The main character, Frank, played by Dicaprio was so much more complicated in the book which unless they had decided to use narration would have been diffcult to transmit into the medium of film. However, in my opinion, other characters were perfectly cast including Shep and Milly and John Givings. It's a movie worth seeing for sure....but it was a bit awkward at times and it makes the Frank character seem shallow and the April character as simply a crazy brooding housewife...and she was more complex than that in the book as well. The movie is worth seeing, but the book is incredible.

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  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    The best American film of 2008.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This film is so good it is devastating.

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    DiCaprio is in peak form, bringing layers of buried emotion to a defeated man....

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The best thing about Revolutionary Road, a cool-blooded and disquieting...

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